Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-17
NO PRgE PASSES
The Interstate Commerce
Law VIII End the Free
Pass System.
The Baltimore and Ohio Viii
be on Top in the
New Syndicate.
The Case of the Chicago An
archists Before the State
suprene Court.
The San Franeises DyuAmiter Found
GuIlty-oar New GunbOats-Rs-
nominated All by AcclAmafien.
Hanlan. the Oarsman-The
Schooner Going to Pieces.
AGals on the Rank.



Ne mere Free PaEaea.
PHIIADKLPHIA. March i6.-Prasident
Roberts. Of the PennsylvaniA Railroad
Company, this afternoon made pahlic
the following oficial sction taken by
the Board 81 Directors Of the Company
at q meeting held on the 9Th instant
relative 10 the issue Of passes: This
company, having been advised BY their
General Sclieitor that by act Of Con.
Rress IN the Insar. State Oommeroe Law
il is Intended 90 prohihit the issue Of
Inter. State passes, except to the en-
ployes Of railway companies, the presi
dsnt is therefore directed 20 issue 20
she proper ofioeFs Of the lines embraced
in she Pennsylvania railroad system
the necessary Instructions to carry the
prohibition into effect on She first day
Of April next. BE will also insiruot the
proper officers OF railway, bridge and
ferry companies embraced In the same
railroad system that on and after April
1st, 1887, they shall not issue any passes
for the free transportation Of persons
or special cars from one State into
another or into the District OF Colam
bic. except for offiesrs OF employees Of
railway companies"
EHecs Of the New Law.
CHICAGO. March I6.-Rspresensatives
Of the trsnscontinental railway liHee
today finished their tariff constructing
laboFs. having arranged one tariff based
on q strict construction of the new Cul
lOm- Reagan Law, and another tariff de-
signed 10 meet the canadian Pacific and
water competitions. The Arst will be
put into effect at once. IL advances
present rates 80 per cent. The attor-
neys of the several roads are instructed
to present the ether tariff TO the later.
State Commissioners, when appointed,
and TO ask that the transcontinental
roads be allowed to adopt it, The
claim ia being made that a rule strictly
with the Law will drive the
railroads out of through business. Ae
cordino TO instructions frOna the eastern
trunk lines the central traffi, association
Of railroads Is taking a vote su the pro.
position to continue the present live
stock and dressed beef rate under the
new tariffs and elassifioations, and %
reduce the rate on dressed mutton from
Chicago to New York from 30 cents 10
75 cents per hundred pounds. The vote,
it is ascer aimed today, will be largely
In favor Of the proposition. The man.
sQers OF the Western Passenger Asso
citation met today 10 take up the report
OF the general passenger agents on the
rules and regulations to govern the or
9aniZatiOn and its business. Much Of
the time was given to a discussion OF
No settled conclusion
vas reaches. Another meeting will be
held tomorrow.
Baltimore ca be Protected.
PHILADELPHIA, March l6.-The Ledger
tomorrow will say: In reference 10
the matter Of the sale OF the majority Of
shares Of the comDoR stock OF the Bal
timore 4 Ohio Railroad. which carries
with II the control Of that company, We
are informed by an authorits that is di
rect frsm President Robert Garrett,
that 10 the proposed sale the interests
Of the city ~ Baltimore and the main.
tenance Of the trade Of that city are 10
be fully cared for by placing the Balu
mere 4 Ohio Railroad at the head
Of a new railway combination which
will enlarge and improve the
southern aRd western trade connections
Of that city and also to that
extent aid in improving the commercial
relations Of PHILADELPHIA. We are fur
ther informed that whilst the Original
by which Mr.. Alfred Suliy
might have had control OF the new eom-
was net carried out, Mr.. Gar
Fett has at present another arrangement
TO himself With q syndicate
Of railway managers and bankers, Who
have already fixed upon the price 10 be
paid for the stocks and the teRma Of
payment, but certain details are vet 20
DO made, which will fully protect the
Of ths railway and the
interests Of the oitv Of Balti-
more and also secure an outlet by an
lndependeDt and untramelled line
through 10 NsW York.
The arrangements OF the Baltimore 4
Ohio, 80 far from having its ideniity
sank, will be at the head es the comb
nation With Mr.. Garrett 40 chief OF the
We are also assured that
shs Baltimore a Ohio telegraph lines
are not 10 be permitted 10 uass under
she control Of the Western Union Tele
zFagh Company, OF under the control Of
Mr.. Jay Gould ia anv form. end undsr
An independent telegraph system will
be maintained, which will have oonnec-
ions With other independent lines. 10
sreasinQ the efficiency Of the servic o.
The adjustment Of all these details will
probably take considerable time and
sill not be permitted TO be consummated
n Q hurry, 80 that everything may be
Disced upon q basis satisfactory to the
lhareholdeFs Of the Company and 10
he public Interests"
No new Deveiopmeats.
HKw YoKK, March l6.-A gentleman
Known to be tn the confidence Of Alfred
sully. authorized toniOht the following
statement: The Baltimore aud Ohio
matter IL in abeyance. There are really
40 nsV deveiopmeuts and probably will
ions a. the one that has been given %
nueh pnblicity cannot be carried
hrsaRh In a day or q week. IL sud
ienly consummaisd IL would perhaps
lavs q bad eject upon securities gen.
rally. in this unsettled condition Of
ne market. Large properties ctnnOt
se acquired without inqsiriHg into
heir condition and surrounding cir
and 10 IL not 10 be sup.
sossd that sny Transaction Of this nA-
ore could differ frem the hatnral lass
" bnsil.sss. IL anything IL done 10
his matter, II viii tske time 20 carry 81
,at, ard there eaHnot be any result
'eached for some time.
The Chicago AnaFchista.
CHIcAeo. March i6.- States Attorney
iriunsll vent TO Oifssa tonight 20 file
sith the state suprsme CouEt his brief
70 the Anarchists case. The dOsument
sonAists OF tS0 volumes. one on the facts
and the other on the ltW. Toe frs,
volume contains 3f2 OetsVo p4ses. the
second 80. Solomon 4 Z isler. c1uuzs
Tor tie defense, accompanied 6rinnsii
- Ottawa, where the arRuments In the
oass oil b. opened tomorrow. Grin-
nell closes his recital OF facts With the
folloWiuG references 10 the policy Of
Mayor Harrison IN permitting iuoen-
diary ntteFAnses 81 Anarchist meetings
on the lake fropt and tis-Whsrs.
II. during the years pFecsediug the
bomb thFeBing, Dsesisgs
at which seditiOn aBd assassination